Match packet for advertising purposes



A. W. GRAHAM.

MATCH PACKET FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6,192].

Patented May 2, 1922.

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. prove ing purposes wh ANDREW w. GRAHAM, or BUFFALO, NEW roan, assmnoa'ro 'rnncrrY waver co.,,

BRANCH OF THE MARINE TRUST 00., TRUSTEE, OI BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

MATCH PACKET 'FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

Specification 01' Letters Patent. .Patented May 2, 1922.

application filed January 6, 1921. Serial No. 485,448.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREW W. GRAHAM, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bufialo, in the county of Erieand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Match Packets for Advertising Purposes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to match packets for advertising purposes and hasspecial reference to improvements on the devices shown in my priorPatent Number 1,351,242 of August 31, 1920, and in my co-pendingapplications numbered respectively 429,238 and 429,239 and both filedDecember 8, 1920. 1

One important object of the invention is to provide improved meanssuitable for holding advertising matter carried by a match packet insuch a way as to secure or hold the match packet to a packet such as apacket of cigarettes or the like. A second important object of theinvention is to provide improved means of the above character soarranged as to expose a portion of the cigarette packet for advertis- 1e at the same time having ample additional surface for displaying foradvertising.

A third important object of the invention is to rovide a match packetwith an imcollapsible Wrapper so constructed and arranged that thewrapper may either be used to surround a package of cigarettes or thelike or may be detached to permit direct attachment of the match packetas by adhesive means.

A still further important object of the invention is to provide a novelarrangement of spring hinge for match packets of this character.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ingeneral of certain several views, and

Figure .1 is a perspective view of a match vpacket showing one form ofthe attaching means.

Figure 2 is a side view of the packet illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view thereof.

. gumming to a package.

Figure 4 is a .view showing a modified form of the wrapper means, thisform bein arranged to accommodate packages of dif ferent sizes or to beattached directly by p acket is indicated in general at 1s a packa e ofcigarettes, it being understood that this showing is typical of anysmall package such as tobacco,-

cigarettes, smallcigars or anything of like nature to which it may befound desirable to attach a match packet as advertising means. i y

In the form shown in Figures, 1, 2 and 3 there is secured to the packetM a collapsible envelope having folding sides 10 and a back 11 providedwith a window opening 12 so that when a package P is introduced asdisclosed in Figure l a portion of such package will be exposedthrou hthe window 12 thus advertising the k1nd of cigarettes or the like whichare held in the envelope while at the same time the sides and remainderof the 'portion' 11 of such envelope aiford space for the display ofother advertlslng matter. p

In the form shown in Figure 4 the envelope is in the shape of a wrapperstrip having an approximately central portion 13 glued to or formedintegrally with the bottom of the packet M. On each side of this portionM are provided folded side portions 14 normally collapsed in bellowslike manner and at the free edges of the portions 14 are back portions15 and '16 one being arranged to overlap the other. The overlappingportion is rovided along its free ed e wit agummed eld 17. Also gummedfields 18 are provided on the rear face of the porbers 14 may be torn edat their junction with 5. Furthermorefit desired,the ackage maybesecured by the gummed fiel s 18 and the wrapper also placed around suchpackage. It is to be noted that with this form the device peculiarlyadapts itself both to varying sizes of cigarette packages and also todifferent styles of packages. For instance the packet M may bemade'small enough to just fit a small package of cigarettes and yet bytearing off the side port-ions the packet may be gummed on a lar epackage of clgarettes or cigars even thoug -t 'e latter be too large tobe embraced by the wrapper. I

"lit is of course obvious that the exposed faces of the dit ferent formsof wrapper and match packet are well adapted for the display ofadvertising matter.

Tn using thisxform of the device it is desirable to have a simple meansfor holding the match packet normally closed' and to this end T preferto make this packet with a back member 18 substantially flat and a frontmember or top 19 in the form of a shallow compressing and hardening, asby hot stamp-.

tray, the two being made from a single blank or cardboard or the likeand having hinged connection as at 20. Centrally of the back portion 18I provide, extending inward from the hinged edge, slits 21 and byproperly ing, the part of the backl8 between the slits 21 T form anoutwardly projecting resilient lip 22. Moreover the top'19 is pressed asat 23 to provide a lip co-acting with the lower li 22. Froman'inspection of lBligure 8 it will be obvious that when the top ismoved around the hinge 20 the lip 23 will spring the lip 22 downward andowing to the resiliency of this lip 22 release of the top 19 will allowthe lip 22 to force the part 23 upward around the hinged line and thusclose the packet.

There has thus eilicient device of the kind described and for thepurpose-specified.

been provided a simple and.

rciaeae Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. The combination with a match packet for advertising purposes; of acollapsible wrapper member secured to the back of said packet andadapted to enclose a package such as cigarettes or the like. 7

2. The combination with a match packet for advertising purposes; of acollapsible wrapper member secured to the back of said packet andadapted to enclose a package such as cigarettes or the like, saidwrapper member being provided with a window therein wherethrough aportion of the enclosed package may be displayed. 4

3. The combination with a match packet for advertising purposes; of awrapper member having a substantially central portion connected to theback of the match packet and provided on its rear side with gummedfields adjacent its edges.

4:. The combination with a match packet for advertising purposes; oi awrapper member having a substantially central portion connected to theback of the match packet, said central portion being provided on itsrear side with gummed fields adjacent its edges, said wrapper memberfurther having collapsible side portions carried by the lat eral edgesof the central portion and having overlapping rear portions arranged foradhesive connection, said side portions and central portion being formedof paper like material whereby the side portion can be torn away fromthe central portion.

5. A match packet consisting of a bottom and top formed of a singleblank of cardboard like material, said bottom and top being connectedalong a hinged line, said bottom having slits extending inward from thehinged portion and being disconnected. from the top between said slits,the disconnected portion being expanded laterally and compressed to forma resilient lower lip, and an outwardly extending upper lip formed onsaid top and engaging said lower lip.

Tn testimony whereof ll allix my signature.

